Skeg definitions

alsoskagnounEtymology: Middle English skegge, from Old Norse skegg cutwater, literally, beard — more at shagDate: 13th century 1. the stern of the keel of a ship near the sternpost; especially the part connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost in a single-screw ship 2. a fin situated on the rear bottom of a surfboard that is used for steering and stability

Skeg Skeg, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk?gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw.] 1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. pl. A kind of oats. --Farm. Encyc. 3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.